The Rado Captain Cook Bronze
You wouldn’t know it if you didn’t know it. But the first RADO Captain Cook watch design was launched in 1962. That explains the curved “Chevet”-sapphire crystal and the distinct hands and hour markers. All signs of a past time. However the material is not inspired from the past, but instead a recent trend: bronze.
The RADO Captain Cook Bronze is not a bronze watch like any other bronze watch. First of all, RADO coated these three new models in three microns of 23 karat gold. Which means the watch will not show patina until this coating has been somewhat worn off.
The alloy of the bronze also differs as it is a mix of copper and aluminum (CuAl), opposed to standard bronze, made of copper and tin. This CuAl alloy instead offers a somewhat champagne-looking yellow look.
Being a world champion of ceramic, the bezel on all three new Rado Captain Cook Bronze watches are made of high-tech ceramic. That perfectly matches the colour of the dial: a bright green, a deep blue and a greyish brown.
